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George Thompson (basketball)

American basketball player (1947–2022)

Summary

American basketball player (1947–2022)

Field	Value
name	George Thompson
height_ft	6
height_in	2
weight_lb	200
birth_date
birth_place	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
death_date
high_school	Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn, New York)
college	Marquette (1966–1969)
draft_year	1969
draft_round	5
draft_pick	66
draft_team	Boston Celtics
career_start	1969
career_end	1975
career_number	25, 23, 24
career_position	Point guard
years1	1969–1972
team1	Pittsburgh Pipers / Condors
years2	1972–1974
team2	Memphis Tams
years3
team3	Milwaukee Bucks
years4	1975–1978
team4	Flamengo
years5	1979
team5
stats_league	ABA and NBA
stat1label	Points
stat1value	8,114 (18.6 ppg)
stat2label	Rebounds
stat2value	1,457 (3.3 rpg)
stat3label	Assists
stat3value	1,561 (3.6 apg)

3× ABA All-Star (1972–1974)
No. 24 retired by Marquette Golden Eagles

George Thompson (November 29, 1947 – June 8, 2022) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'2" guard, he attended Erasmus Hall High School from which he graduated in 1965. He then attended Marquette University, where he played for coach Al McGuire. He held the Marquette scoring record for 40 years, and held the single season scoring record of over 20 ppg for 50 years before his record was broken by Markus Howard.

He was selected by the Boston Celtics in the fifth round of the 1969 NBA draft but began his career with the Pittsburgh Pipers of the upstart American Basketball Association. Thompson played five seasons (1969–1974) in the ABA, including two with the Memphis Tams, appearing as an All-Star three times. He then played one season with the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA, in 1974–75. He scored 8,114 combined ABA/NBA career points.

Thompson holds the ABA record for free throws attempted in a single game with 30.

Thompson was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001. He was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013. Thompson is also in the Marquette Hall of Fame and was inducted into the Brooklyn New York Hall of Fame in October 2016. He died on June 8, 2022, of complications from diabetes.

Career statistics

ABA

|- | 54 || - || 18.8 || .441 || .219 || .677 || 1.7 || 1.4 || - || - || 13.0 |- | 82 || - || 30.1 || .471 || .256 || .715 || 3.5 || 2.5 || - || - || 18.5 |- | 70 || - || 41.5 || .481 || .311 || .779 || 5.0 || 3.7 || - || - || 27.0 |- | 80 || - || 36.6 || .456 || .274 || .784 || 3.3 || 5.0 || - || - || 21.6 |- | 78 || - || 35.0 || .475 || .185 || .790 || 3.5 || 5.1 || 1.5 || 0.3 || 19.2 |- class="sortbottom" | 364 || - || 33.1 || .468 || .265 || .760 || 3.5 || 3.7 || 1.5 || 0.3 || 20.1 |}

NBA

|- | 73 || - || 27.2 || .443 || - || .785 || 2.5 || 3.1 || 0.9 || 0.1 || 10.7 |- class="sortbottom" | 73 || - || 27.2 || .443 || - || .785 || 2.5 || 3.1 || 0.9 || 0.1 || 10.7 |}

College

|- | 29 || - || - || .500 || - || .658 || 7.2 || - || - || - || 18.0 |- | 29 || - || - || .497 || - || .648 || 8.6 || 1.2 || - || - || 22.9 |- | 29 || - || - || .465 || - || .725 || 7.9 || 1.9 || - || - || 20.2 |- class="sortbottom" | 87 || - || - || .487 || - || .678 || 7.9 || 1.5 || - || - || 20.4 |}

References

(1994). "The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia". Villard Books.
[http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2013/sep/26/hall-fame-night-new-york-athletic-club/ A Hall of Fame night at the New York Athletic Club]
"Marquette's legendary player George Thompson passes away due to complications from diabetes".

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